Turbulent Times Chapter 25: Great victory in Pinglan County

"In another quarter of an hour, Pei Yuanqing will lead the ambush to fight out according to the plan. I am going to destroy the main force of Tuyuhun today, so I can't let that boy Wang Junlin take away all his achievements." Liu Fang said with a smile.

The orderly next to him said respectfully, and then took out the hourglass to start timing.

About a quarter of an hour later, smoke and dust suddenly rose from the horizon in the direction of the northwest valley, and the 5,000 cavalry who had recharged their batteries for half a day swept in like a storm. The battle between the two armies was in full swing, and a strange soldier suddenly came out, which surprised everyone.

The big flag fluttered, with the characters "Pei" written on it. Pei Yuanqing was the first person of the younger generation in the 100,000 army. like cheers.

Seeing this, King Bai Lan's expression changed, and he wanted to mobilize his men to intercept him, only to realize that there were only a thousand guards left beside him, and all the other soldiers and horses had already gone into battle. He couldn't help suspecting that he had been led by the nose by the opponent's general, leading all the troops into battle. Obviously this was a trap.

With no one to use, they could only watch as Pei Yuanqing's 5,000 troops pierced through their side like a sharp knife, completely disrupting Tuyuhun's camp, but the blow to Tuyuhun's morale was fatal.

King Bailan's heart was bleeding, he blamed himself for being too careless, his mind was blinded by the robbed property and beautiful women these days, and secretly hated the people from Shabi and Fantong for their delay in coming.

Surprised on the side, the formation was disrupted, and the desperate Tuyuhun cavalry in the front were quickly affected, and defeats began to appear, and soon turned into a situation of defeat.

If from the very beginning, Pei Yuanqing's 5,000 troops joined directly, it would have allowed the Sui army to gain the upper hand, but it was far from enough to cause Tuyuhun to be defeated, but the timing of Pei Yuanqing's appearance was too timely, and he plunged into Tuyuhun's flank, let alone King Bailan, even if King Bailan was swapped with Liu Fang, or the army of Tuyuhun was swapped with the army of the Sui Dynasty, the result would be the same defeat.

At this moment, King Bai Lan didn't care about blaming himself and others, but tried his best to save the defeat, or try to lead as many people as possible to escape. But the chaos has emerged, and King Bailan is powerless. Liu Fang saw that Pei Yuanqing strictly followed his plan and appeared at the most critical moment. He had already ordered the whole army to cover up and kill him immediately.

Right now, it seems that Tuyuhun will be defeated in this battle, and the elimination of its main force is a foregone conclusion.

In this kind of thinking, all the teams, regiments, and cavalry of the Sui Army rushed forward. For the enemy, each only caring about the fleeing mob.

The so-called defeat is like a mountain, and it is so. Even if there are only a thousand pursuers at this time, it is already difficult to restore the defeat of the Tuyuhun army.

The Sui army, led by Liu Fang, chased the remnants of the Tuyuhun army for more than 40 li. This chase lasted for two hours. Most of the more than 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalry were killed or injured. It's called Mantian.

Until it was dark, ten thousand cavalry from Tuyuhun's Shabi and Fantong tribes arrived. The Sui army was exhausted at this time. Tens of thousands of cavalry from the whole department escorted the remaining 6,000 remnants led by King Bailan to leave.

Liu Fang and his men first fought for a long time, and then chased them for two hours. In addition to marching overnight the night before, nearly 30,000 people were already exhausted. What's more, I have already received news that 80,000 Turkic cavalry are heading south towards Shuiquan Pass, and they dare not go further, so they lead people back to the previously selected place to set up camp and rest.

In this cavalry battle, the two sides were evenly matched, and it ended in Tuyuhun's disastrous defeat. Only more than 6,000 people from Tuyuhun escaped. Among them, more than 14,000 people were beheaded by the Sui army, and more than 8,000 people became prisoners of the Sui army.

On the second day after the Pinglan County cavalry battle ended, that is, on August 21st, Wang Junlin led 5,000 cavalry to avoid the Tuyuhun and Turkic troops and scouts all the way around the remote path in the mountains and forests. , came to the foot of Qilian Mountain, more than two hundred miles northwest of Jincheng County.

On the same day, Yu Juluo led 50,000 infantry soldiers. After three days, they galloped for 300 miles and finally arrived at the camp chosen by General Liu Fang of Pinglan County, Jincheng County. Knowing that Liu Fang's victory in Lanping County had disabled Tuyuhun's army in Jincheng County, Yu Juluo was overjoyed, and the pressure on his heart was relieved a lot.

Liu Fang has rich combat experience. The camp he chose is about 80 miles away from Jincheng. Shuiquan Pass is 15 miles away. Compared with the terrain of the canyon in Longxi County, the terrain is relatively open, and tens of thousands of people can spread out in the field.

"Take a rest tonight, and attack Shuiquanguan immediately tomorrow." Yu Juluo, Liu Fang, Yuwen Hanfeng, Pei Yuanqing and other generals stood on a hillside, looking at Shuiquanguan from afar. Although he won battles one after another, Yu Juluo felt a little uneasy.

"Don't worry, the governor, there are only 2,000 Turkic defenders at Shuiquanguan. Our army is overwhelming, regardless of losses, and it can be captured in an hour or two." Yuwen Hanfeng said.

Yu Juluo nodded, but felt even more uneasy, hesitantly said: "Jincheng may be captured by the Turkic army at any time, the commander can't wait for us to rescue."

Pei Yuanqing said: "The path that the last general took to Jincheng has also been exposed. The Turkic people have sent heavy troops to guard it, and it is difficult to break through."

Liu Fang said: "Don't worry about the commander-in-chief. Jincheng prefect Chen Sansi and Han Ziliang and the three Ying Yanglang generals are not incompetent people. They just cut off their backs before, the morale of the army was lost, and the morale of the army was turbulent. It was captured. Now Pei Yuanqing's 5,000 cavalry appeared outside Jincheng and were seen by them. There is no shortage of defense equipment and food in Jincheng. Even if half of the troops are lost in ten days, there are at least 30,000 to 40,000. It should be no problem to stick to it for three or four days. problem."

Yu Juluo just nodded his head, and the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a lot, and he said: "What General Liu said is very true, it is my commander who is too impatient."

At this moment, a scout galloped over, got off his horse and knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "To the governor, the Turkic left guard general Shiguapiwa led an army of 80,000 troops to stop at Shuiquan. And expelled tens of thousands of people to build the defense of Shuiquan Pass wantonly."

Yu Juluo's expression changed, and everyone lost their colors.

"I didn't expect the Turkic people to be so cautious that they would give up their field battles and stick to Shuiquan Pass. In this way, it is impossible to break through Yuquan Pass in a short period of time. How long can Jincheng hold?" Yuwen Hanfeng said through gritted teeth.

"Hmph, if General Liu Fang hadn't disabled the Tuyuhun army and made the Turkic people feel fearful and adopted this conservative strategy, then how could Sguapiwa be so cautious and ruin our army's affairs. "Wang Wenxuan, the censor who governed the book, said suddenly.

When Liu Fang heard the words, his face turned red with anger, and he shouted: "What does Mr. Wang mean by these words?"

Wang Wenxuan was not afraid of Liu Fang at all. He sneered and said, "General Liu didn't wait for the commander to lead the main force to arrive, so he made arbitrarily advocating to send troops to Tuyuhun. In the end, the enemy blocked the way for our army to rescue Jincheng. I will report the matter to His Majesty and the court truthfully."

What else did Liu Fang want to say, Yu Juluo frowned, and said first: "Although Mr. Wang has the responsibility of supervising the army, how to fight a war is not his job. If we win the battle in the end , Lord Wang can impeach us at will, but before the battle is over, please be careful not to slander the general and disturb the morale of our army."

The words Yu Juluo said carry a lot of weight. Although Wang Wenxuan is the No. 2 person in the Yushitai, who served as the official secretary of the third-rank official, he didn't dare to go too far in front of Yu Juluo, and his face turned red , for a while, and finally said: "Then I will wait for the governor and General Liu to complete the tasks assigned by your majesty and the court."

After saying this, Wang Wenxuan flicked his sleeves and turned back to his tent.

"You villain." Liu Fang was still furious, looking at Wang Wenxuan and cursing.

Then turned to Yu Juluo and clasped his fists: "Thank you, Commander."

Yu Juluo sighed, and said: "General Liu, don't be polite. As Wang Wenxuan said, His Majesty not only wants us to defeat the invading enemy, but also wants us to take down the three counties of Xiping, Wuwei, and Zhangye. But if we now If you can't save Jincheng, how can you talk about taking down the three counties."

After a pause, Yu Juluo's expression became serious, and he shouted: "Pass down the commander's order to build siege equipment overnight, and attack Shuiquanguan at dawn tomorrow."

The generals looked dignified and bowed to accept orders.

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"His Royal Highness, your arrival is the greatest luck for me, Sguapiwa." In Shuiquan Pass, the Turkic general Sguapiwa bowed and stood in front of Bodo Fawang who had escaped from Longxi County.

What the generals of the Sui army such as Yu Juluo and Liu Fang did not know was that Sguapiwa originally wanted to fight the Sui army in the field. It put Sui Jun in an extremely embarrassing and uncomfortable situation. From this point of view, although King Boduo had no experience in commanding large armies or commanding wars, his mind was indeed extraordinary.

"Don't worry, General Shi, I'll go to Jincheng to see Khan, and I'll explain to him the reason why you changed your battle plan. As long as you hold Shuiquan Pass firmly, Khan can break through Jincheng, and the victory of this war will still be won." It belongs to us." His Holiness Bo Duo said.

Scupiva rolled her eyes and said, "Thank you, His Royal Highness."

King Bo Duo said again: "However, this Shuiquanguan is too small, and it is useless to have too many people stationed there. I think only 40,000 people are left for you, which is enough to block the 80,000 Sui army, and the other 40,000 people Ren will go to Jincheng with Sui Wo, join forces with Khan's main force, and attack Jincheng with all his strength. What do you think?"

Scuapeva glanced at the bald man who had always been calm and silent beside King Podo, with a look of embarrassment on his face, but in the end he said: "I will follow His Highness' orders."

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